Sergei Babayan

The career of pianist Sergei Babayan flowered after he moved to the U.S. in 1989. Since then, he has been a major presence on the American concert and educational scenes without neglecting his roots in Europe and the former Soviet Union. In 1995, Babayan made his debut recording with an album featuring Gaspard de la Nuit and other Ravel works. The following year, he founded the Sergey Babayan International Piano Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2018, he released the album Prokofiev for Two with his frequent duo-piano partner Martha Argerich. Babayan returned in 2023, joining his student Daniil Trifonov on the album Rachmaninoff for Two, featuring the composer's duo piano works. By that time, his recording catalog comprised more than 20 releases.